Vodafone India partners cab services to help customers upgrade to 4G

Vodafone India has tied up with taxi hailing services like Meru Cabs, Easy Cabs and Mega Cabs in the Delhi-NCR region to help customers upgrade their current SIM card to a faster 4G network.The teleco has refurbished nearly 500 cabs, which will have 4G SIM (both pre-paid and post-paid) kits dispensers, along with instructions for the commuters who ride in the cab, on how to upgrade the SIM card. A user can choose the SIM kit, follow the instruction inside, and upgrade their current 3G SIM to a 4G SIM free of cost.In addition, Vodafone is also offering 4GB free data for its new prepaid and postpaid customers. The validity for prepiad users is 10 days, while for post-paid customers it is still the bill cycle.As part of the activity, Vodafone also plans to assist customers during the SIM replacement process, with the help of demos in cabs, where an executive will travel on pre-assigned routes and help riders with their queries. Vodafone subscribers can walk up to these cabs and ask driver for 4G SIMs. In case of an issue with the process, commuters can call Vodafone assistance (199)

How to upgrade to a new Vodafone 4G SIM:

1. Get a 4G-Ready SIM2. After proper identification process and 4G enabled handset compatibility check, you will receive the new 4G-SIM card.3. To activate the card, use your existing Vodafone number to SMS ‘SIMEX to 55199.4. You will receive a response SMS from 55199 with partial SIM number entered.5. You will have to send the last 6 digits of the new SIM number to 55199 within a few hours of receiving the SMS mentioned in the above step.6. You will receive a success SMS, after which your 4G-Ready SIM will be activated within 5-10 minutes.7. Subsequently, replace your old SIM in the handset with the new 4G-Ready SIM